Maja Lunde
Hans Jørgen Sandnes

The Most Amazing Thing

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A fun and playful story about Ninon, who outshines primadonna chefs. When her best friend Choco moves away, Ninon feels so sad that she’s sure that she’ll never be happy again. But one day the best chefs in the world come to the village to compete, and Ninon receives a mysterious envelope in the mail …

The Most Amazing Thing is an extraordinary tale about grumpy master chefs, a stubborn cat, five cocoa beans and last, but not least, a very imaginative girl. The picture book is beautifully illustrated by Hans Jørgen Sandnes, and all the images are painted with real chocolate!

Photo: Berby/Holtan

Maja Lunde (b. 1975) is one of Norway’s most successful authors internationally. Her adult novel The History of Bees is sold to 20 languages and was awarded The Norwegian Book Seller’s Prize 2015. She writes books for children, young adults and adults and scripts for television and films. Maja Lunde has a degree in media and communication from University of Oslo.

Hans Jørgen Sandnes (b. 1979) is an award-winning illustrator, animator and director. He has illustrated more than 30 children’s books, including the bestselling children’s book series Detective Agency No. 2 by Jørn Lier Horst.